Spiritual Roots of the Tarot The Cathar Code Hidden in the Cards By Russell A. Sturgess

Russell A. Sturgess reads the Marseille Tarot’s Major Arcana as a map of spiritual development in The Spiritual Roots of the Tarot. He proposes that the imagery preserves teachings associated with the Cathars and uses this interpretation to frame a path toward greater awareness.

Detailed card discussions lead into his personal-development program. The proposed Cathar connection is the author’s thesis, not an established consensus on tarot’s origins; this is a book of interpretation rather than a deck.